The Church of St. Bunco Part 14

[1] From $3.18 to $6.

[2] Mrs. Eddy's statement in her book, _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 61.

[3] For proof in detail see Chapters III. and IV.

[4] Our historical sources of information are referred to as we go along, but a good deal of it has come from access to original doc.u.ments, and from living persons of the highest character who were long and intimately acquainted with the subject of our chapter. The names of some of these friends are given by permission.

[5] This circular alone--furnished to the writer by Dr. Quimby's son--is complete proof as to origin of "mind-healing" in the United States.

[6] The reader is advised to consult the pamphlet and the book here specified, in connection with our chapter. (Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, Boston)--G. C.

[7] These press articles and notices have been examined by the writer, and are unmistakably genuine, as are the selections.

[8] U. S. Court of Admiralty. Judge Ware was sometimes spoken of as the leading citizen of Maine.

[9] _The True History of Mental Science_, page 15.

[10] Philosophy of P. P. Quimby, page 53-54.

[11] Mrs. Sarah Ware Mackay.

[12] The gentleman is Hon. Edwin Reed, of Boston, Ma.s.s. His name is given by his permission, from a feeling of grat.i.tude to Dr. Quimby, and profound respect for his memory.

[13] Mrs. Eddy's complete name, with reference to these gentlemen, would be Mary Baker Glover Patterson Eddy.

[14] The writer has had these records authenticated at Portland.--G. C.

[15] The original print has been in my hands. A copy of the letter is published in full in _The True History of Mental Science_ (Appendix A).--G. C.

[16] The gentleman here traduced is Dr. L. M. Marston of Boston. He is a practising physician, and a thoughtful, honest man. He is the author of a well-written book ent.i.tled, _Essentials of Mental Healing_, which is much superior to _Science and Health_, though containing some of the overdone conceptions of mind-cure in general. But Dr. Marston properly employs material as well as mental medicine.--G. C.

[17] _Retrospection and Introspection_, by Mary Baker G. Eddy, 10th thousand, 1896. Pages 7, 8, 9.

[18] Ibid., page 35.

[19] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 10.

[20] Ibid., Page 12.

[21] The Great Novel, p. 17.

[22] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 28 to p. 35.

[23] The holy romance, page 28 and rest of chapter.

[24] _Retrospection and Introspection_, page 61.

[25] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 29.

[26] I have seen a brief article of his, ent.i.tled "Aristocracy and Democracy," and written under date of February, 1863, in which he said: "The religion of Christ is shown in the progress of Christian Science, while the religion of society decays in proportion as liberal principles are developed."--G. C.

[27] _Retrospection and Introspection_, from p. 40 to p. 43.

[28] This was half a century ago; but the productions--not "scribblings,"

of course, like Dr. Quimby's writings--are yet in mind among Mrs. Eddy's old acquaintances. One critic of them has said: "They were stories wherein the 'feller' married the girl in the last chapter, and they lived happily ever after except when the baby was cutting teeth. The stories were not essays, were not metaphysical, and were hardly physical. Had Mrs. Eddy not written them, I never should have remembered them at all."

[29] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 38 to p. 46.

[30] Page 45.

[31] "Judge Hanna" is Mrs. Eddy's literary factotum. Mr. Tott is an actual personage, but, being "in Science," he will probably never recognize his picture--especially as there are many like him.

[32] See advertis.e.m.e.nts in all Christian Science publications.

[33] Page 47.

[34] This crude materialistic conception of "G.o.d" as "filling s.p.a.ce" shows most beautifully the Kindergarten quality of Mother Eddy's "metaphysics."

[35] The figures stand for the pages referred to.

[36] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 51.

[37] These facts are well remembered and well recorded. They were of special interest to such of Mrs. Eddy's "loyal students" as had seceded from her cult.--G. C.

[38] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 57.

[39] See _Christian Science History_, by Septimus J. Hanna, p. 42.

[40] For this amazing snivel see _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 61.

[41] This chapter is written mostly from personal inspection and knowledge. An elaborate description of the Church is given in The Christian Science Journal for January, 1895.--G. C.

[42] _Retrospection and Introspection_, page 62.

[43] Published in the _Christian Science Journal_ of April, 1895.

[44] _War in Heaven: Sixteen Years' Experience in Christian Science, Mind-Healing. By Josephine Curtis Woodbury. Third Edition. Boston, Ma.s.s.

Press of Samuel Usher, 1897._

[45] Several suits are pending as this book goes to press. One suit has been "thrown out of court." It should be said, perhaps, that one of Mrs.

Woodbury's attorneys, F. W. Peabody, Esq., has such an abhorrence of "Christian Science" in general, that he has been willing to take the part of anybody who could enable him to expose Mrs. Eddy. In this good work may he not be discouraged.

[46] The extraordinary matters of this chapter, however well or ill suppressed, were all published, with great detail, in the issues of the _Traveler_ from Dec. 12th to 22d, 1896, and from January 11th to 25th, 1897. Here they have simply been put into brief form, and relieved of all unnecessary harshness. The papers have been preserved for evidence and are in my hands.--G. C.

[47] The story, with many details, in issue of Dec. 14, 1896.

[48] A long story underlies the unfortunate marriage and separation of the lady and gentleman involved in this case. But the facts are not essential to the one and only subject of these pages, "Christian Science."

[49] Issue of Dec. 12, 1896.